fitness landscape

noun

A diagram used to visualize the relationship between genotypes and reproductive success, with peaks representing high fitness and valleys representing low fitness.

Meanings

nounfitness landscape (plural fitness landscapes)

plural fitness landscapes

  1. evolutionary theoryA diagram used to visualize the relationship between genotypes and reproductive success, with peaks representing high fitness and valleys representing low fitness.
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